The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-01-22
Maryland Affairs.


In Baltimore last week there were 166
deaths and 1876 births.
Elizabeth Hunter of Baltimore, aged 81,
was fatally burned on Tuesday.
The new NJ. E. Church at Gainesville, Bal
timore county, was dedicated last Sunday.
VIM. W. Iglehart, near Simpsonville, How
ard county, died rather suddenly on Wednes-
day, aged AZ years.
Edward Gartrel, aged 26, was found frozen
to death, near his fathers residence, near
Lisbon, Howard county, on Thursday.
The case making department of Stieff's
piano factory, Baltimore, was Quilted by fire
Tuesday night, causing loss of $50, 900.
Mayor Hodges, of Baltimore, slipped on
the ice in the street opposite his residence last
Saturday, and broke his right arm near the
shoulder.
]. D. Ferguson of Baltimore, was on Sat-
urday appointed National Bank Examiner
in Maryland and Delaware, to succeed John
B. Ramsay, resigned.
Joseph Janney, porter in the Custom
House at Baltimore, committed suicide on
Tuesday. He WIS afraid his health would
fail and his family be left destitute.
Mrs. Mary A. Stansbury, aged 60 years,
died suddenly last Sunday, in Baltimore,
while listening to the funeral services over
the remains of John S. Yearly, her nece's
husband.
Andrew Lyon, we'll known and highly
respected citizen of Cecil county, died sud-
denly on Monday morning at his residence,
near Port Deposit, of pneumonia, i'll his eigh-
ty-ninth year.
Eugene Saunders, colored, of Baltimore,
found his wife in room with another colored
man on Saturday night, and fred two shots
at her, one ball taking effect in her leg and
the other in her side.
Comptroller Turner and Treasurer Archer
on Friday of last week had 100000 of the
Baltimore city 81 per cent. loan placed to the
state sinking fund The securities were put
in the vaults of the Safe Deposit Company.
During the year 1886 the Maryland Fish
Commissioners report the output of fish as
follows: Shad, IS, 78O, 500; herring, Is, O26, :
500; white perch, 255, 900; rock, IA, 500; lake
white fish, 5O0,O 900; lake trout, $4,000; total
SO, 1901, 800.
Patrick gladden., an employe of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad, was run over and
killed by an engine in Baltimore on Tuesday.
On the same day man named Rome was
struck by train on the P. w. Il b. r. r.,
near Charlestown, Cecil county, and killed.
His horse had leg broken and the cart was
demolished.
In the Frederick county circuit court We'd
nesday evening the jury in the case of John
Kailbaugh VS.. the Western Maryland r. II.
| Cnmpany for S25, 600 for the loss of foot by
being run over near Cavetown in 1885, rem
dered verdict in favor of the railroad. The
trial of the case occupied five days and excit
ed much interest.
The ten. year-old son of John Minnehraker,
who lives near Cearfoss, Washington county,
fell from the rear Of a four horse wagon on
Sunday night last, and Immediately became
unconscious from the fall. While he was
lying in the road In this condition another
large wagon team came along and ran over
The glasshlnwers employed at the Annapo-
lis glass factory have quit work in conse-
auence of the directors of the company having
Knights of Labor regulating the employment
of apprentices 1t is said non union men will
be arranged with to carry on the works in the
future if the union employees hold out against
the employment Of apprentices.
An old eolored woman, known as Aunt
! Polly, about so years of age, was found dead
last Sunday morning in the second stoEy-ef
an old house opposite the seh9ofhouse at
Homestead, Baltimore equity, where she
ma made .e 4 3es Ia12( h 1addsq OF a g"i
then drawing iEEIsEe was in the Aeing missed
for several days a search was mace for her.
On Saturday evening Maud Nilsson, aged
IA, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Wilson, of
Oxford, was passing down quiet street going
home, when she was confronted by colored
man, who presented pistol and threatened
to shoot her If she made any cutlery, and de-
man6ed that she follow him into side street.
Miss Wilson was much frightened, but she
screamed loudly in spite of the pistol and
struggled until the attention of two men COM
ing down the street was attracted, when the
assaIlant ran off. James RriRlley has been
arrested for the oiienee and recognized as the
girls assailant
! Years Of age, olaimf1g 70 be elders In the
MorIfea Church. are holding meetings nightly
at MoHenry. Garrett county, 4 village twelve
miles from Oakland. The people for miles
around flock to hear the preaching of these
Latter Day Saints, and several have
adopted the peculiar religious views and doe
trines taught by the Mprmoa Church. fhe
meetings are held in the schoblhouse, aud SO
great was the crowd on Friday night that
standing room could not be obtained. The
young men do not take collections or ask for
financial aid; on the contrary, they seem well
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ana ono canal, nave Deen engaged near Mill
stone FONT, Washington county, tor the past
week. casual survey is beng made, and